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WILLIAM GULVEYHOUSE, OF LIGONIER, INDIANA.

Letters Patent No. 85,7 31, dated .Tamm/ry 12, 1869.

IDPRVEIVIENT IN REVOLVING- BENCH FOR. TINNERS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and'makng part of thesame.

To all whom 'it ma/y conce/rn;

have invented new and useful Improvements in Revolving Benches for.Tinners; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description of my invention, reference being had totheaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specication, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, of which drawings- Figure 1 is anelevation of my improved bench Figure 2 is a half plan of the same.

Figure 3 is a sectional elevation, showing section .made by plane a: yin iig.'2.

My invention relates to that class of tables designed for holdingdifferent machines used by tinners, such as seaming machines, edge 7turners, lntin g rolls, wiringmachines, shears, and any other tools oflike character; and consists in constructing a table with a stationarycentre part, and an annular rim, which rim is arranged to turn aroundthe stationarypart, and which has attached to it, or inserted in holesin the rim, the various machines used by tinner's, so that by turningthis rim, he can bring any of these machines up to the work on which heis engaged, thus avoiding the necessity ofc-airying his work from onepart of the shop to another,l as is necessary where these variousmachines are arranged on ordinary benches; also without theinconvenience of having his work and small tools carried away from him,

as is the case when the whole table revolves; and a further advantagebeing in the ease with which the whole table may be moved about theshop, without affecting the firmness and stability of the table, whichis a result notattained in other tables of this class, in which thewhole top turns on a central pivot on being elevated by a foot-lever.

To enable others skilled inthe art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe its construction and operation,

The stationary central part of my table A is supported by four legs, O|D, C D, to which it is secured by bolts or screws, which pass throughthe top, A, and screw into the heads G of the legs.

This top, A, is of the circular form shown, and may be madepf wood ormetal, as desired, its diameter depending on the number of machineswhich it is desired 'go attach to the table, but is usually from six tonine eet.

A frame-piece, E, runs around, and is 'attached to the leg-heads O, andserves as a brace to these legs.

The annular rim B is made of wood or iron, as may be preferred, and hasthe same interior circular form and diameter as the central top A, whileits outer edge may be of the polygonal form shown, or be made in anyother desired shape.

The holes R It are arranged in this rim B, as shown, and in them areinserted the stems or bases of the macl lines.

A metallic rim or track, L, is secured on the lower face of the rim B,and around the inner edge of said lower face, as seen in figs. 1 and 3.

The roller-wheels KK are arranged, one on each leghead C, between theplates F andG, by means of the pivot H, said plates F and G being madeof the form shown, and secured to the.legheads O by bolts 'or screws inan obvious mannen The track L on the rim B, to which are secured thevarious machines, as before shown, runs on these rollerwheels K K, asvshown, from which it is readily seen that the rim B, with itsaccompanying machines, may be revolved around the central top A, asdesired.l

The rim B may be arranged to set with its upper face a little above thatof the top, A, as shown in iig. 3, or ou the same level with said top,as may be found most desirable.

Anotch,M,is cut at one side of the central stationary top A, and severalnotches N N are cnt in the inner side of the rim B, as shown. v

A pointed block, O, is secured by a chain, P, and staple, Q, to the top,A, near the notch M, and when it is desired to prevent the rim B fromrevolving, a notch, N, is brought opposite the notch M, and the block Ois inserted, as seen in iig. 3, which, as is readily seen, will preventany furtheruotation.

Having thus fully described my invention,

What Iclaini as new, and desire to secure by Let- 1. A tinncrs bench,composed of the stationary central part A, supported on legs C D, C D,an an annular revolving rim, B, 'with holes B B, for the insert-ion ofvarious tinners machinery, the several parts being arrangedsubstantially as and for the purpose herein specified.

2. The roller-wheels K K, pivoted by bolts H, be-

tween the plates F G, attached .to the legs (l D, and

the track L on the annular revolving rim B, when said parts areconstructed, combined, and arranged substantially as and for the purposeherein specified. i

3. The notch M in the stationary top A, and one or more notches N in therevolving rim B, whenar'ranged as shown, and used in combination witheach other and the block O, substantially as and for the purpose hereinspecied.

As evidence that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand,this 5th day of October, A.D. 1868.

WILLIAM OULVEYHOUSE.

Witnesses:

J AMES MCCONNELL, JOSHUA P. J ons.

